Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

Last year, there was an event called "Social Media for Social Good" organized by Jeff Pulver that prompted quite a rich discussion. Let's discuss: join us! Digital Protests This session will explore the role that social media plays in protests, through the lens of recent events like Iran and the American health care debate.

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AUGUST 21, 2009

Last year, there was an event called "Social Media for Social Good" organized by Jeff Pulver that prompted quite a rich discussion. Let's discuss: join us! Digital Protests This session will explore the role that social media plays in protests, through the lens of recent events like Iran and the American health care debate.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 7, 2009

The quotes below are taken from a New York Observer story about an incredibly interesting panel that included Ann Curry, Robert Scoble, and other journalists from CNN, FOX and NBC in a discussion about the evolution of journalism in the context of Twitter and social media. That is a huge mistake.” starts around 16:46). “I

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 14, 2009

A Tweet this week on Iran and on the conventional news coverage there. These organizations will get back the analytic output plus a discussion about what it all means. StoryGarden is in discussion with a number of other organizations interested in the development and well-being of communities.

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Forum One

MAY 27, 2009

We had a great discussion about how government agencies are using social media, and how the research community can support their efforts. " The event, Participation Camp, was organized by volunteers recently and sponsored, in part, by Forum One.Participation, as we discussed it, relates to lowering the. We also saw some.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 24, 2009

followed by 20-30 minutes of discussion with the audience facilitated by the hosts. I'm doing a couple of notes for myself about ideas that some of the discussions raised for me. Slacktivism: T his term came up during the discussion. The format was ten minutes of speaking (no Powerpoint allowed!),

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FEBRUARY 22, 2010

Tonight, I attended a live panel discussion on the question of whether Technology is Really Good for Human Rights, or not. That ethos continued until the last three years or so with issues in Burma, Iran, and China. Communication technologies have always been used for political change, especially with Iran.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 18, 2011

Our most useful social media tool is our blog site, especially for discussing WITNESS’ campaigns and sharing many of our and others videos. This helps to amplify discussions and messaging. YouTube is also a key part of our social media strategy, it is the platform we rely on for sharing our videos. Book Tour?. ?Book

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 13, 2009

There is a group of women discussing women's rights, and another group is discussing their bodies. Another group is discussing their legal rights, and another group is learning organic farming. I grew up in Iraq during Saddam's time, and during the time in which we had the war with Iran. The women are meeting inside.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 6, 2007

Where the Green Festival came from, actually, was it was kind of a secondary institution in that about seven or eight years ago Global Exchange was having one of those strategic direction discussions, and the discussion was around growth. There are people in positions of power in places like Iran and Washington, D.C.

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